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Getty Images A PNG side at a trial match in Sydney in 2013 Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia’s national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many stars of Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) and has long been lobbying…

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Allison Robbert | Getty Images Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, according to CNBC’s David…

One of Canada’s large financial holding companies appears to be an attractive dividend investment opportunity, according to Scotiabank analysts. Power Corporation of Canada , which oversees a portfolio of insurance and wealth management businesses, currently offers investors about 5% dividend yield with the potential for significant growth, according to the investment bank. “We think Power…

Reuters Tulsi Gabbard – a former Democrat congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump – is the president-elect’s pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA), which focuses on intelligence gathering. The nomination has…

Israel’s defence minister has instructed troops to prepare to stay for winter on the peak of Mount Hermon, which sits on the border between Syria, Lebanon and a UN demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights. The announcement comes after Israel seized control of the zone on 8 December after the fall of Syrian President…

A woman bikes by a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024 where the “Made by Google” media event was held today.  Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google has unveiled a new chip that it says marks a major breakthrough in the field of…